1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 799 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 450 225 852 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 651 397 600 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 253 1 089 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 661 30 122 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 277 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 248 229 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 616 527 acres.. 78 185 73 683 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 383 acres.. 27 508 24 162 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 36 acres.. 5 198 4 611 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 252 21 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 843 32 898 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 699 11 367 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 553 10 313 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 326 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 28 $100,000 or more .................... 20 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 210 15 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 288 24 205 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 286 271 Other ............................... 513 388 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 520 424 200 days or more ................... 379 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 620 509 number.. 33 248 30 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 538 454 number.. 17 146 15 252 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 434 691 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 584 497 number.. 18 505 19 481 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 30 number.. 98 225 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 19 number.. 84 313 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 11 number.. 306 86 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 38 number.. 682 1 083 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 1 acres.. 301 (D) bushels.. 16 618 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 6 acres.. 443 158 bushels.. 13 202 1 767 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 404 314 acres.. 19 672 16 624 tons, dry.. 56 509 37 292 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.